Sunday was a beautiful day - blue sky, sun shining, birds singing. I decided to go out and there were two choices.

The first was to go to the beach and I was quite keen on picking the virtual pooch up on the way as l had a genius mapping idea I was wanting to check out. The plan would be to put the harness on the pooch firmly attaching a GPS device. When back at home I could download the data and import it onto a map to see how the dog travels around the beach. Fascinating stuff!

If a map of the Necklace Park was to be served on a plate what would it look like, or more importantly what would it taste like?

Would it include the wild garlic that grows so abundatly, or perhaps the local fungi? The apples from old Durham Gardens? Elderflower? Beef that may once have been one of our curious (or even the affectionate) cows? or vegetables straight from the earth of someone's allotment?

How many food miles would be represented by the map?

Think of treasure hunts, scavenger hunts, orienteering, letterboxing and geocaching. GeoScrooting is the Necklace Park's own variation on the theme. The idea was developed as a means of encouraging people to get out and about exploring the park, making the ourdoors their own and giving them a sense of outdoor familliarity and citzenship, all the while following that all important rule of the Park, "Don't leave a mark".

From Chapter 4 of the graphic novel 'From Hell' by Alan Moore

Cast the net far and wide... haul it in... see what awaits...

The people, their interests and their connections.

'Where did they hear about the website?' I wonder and entertain myself by imagining the train of thought, websites, people and emails that may have led someone, like a trail of breadcrumbs, to visit here.